7 §320-C. Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board
§320-C. Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board 1. The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board. The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑J, subsection 1‑A, referred to in this section as “the board,” is created […]
7 §320-K. Fund To Address PFAS Contamination
§320-K. Fund To Address PFAS Contamination 1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Advisory committee” means the Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination in section 320‑L. [PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. XX, §2 (NEW).] B. “Agricultural land” […]
7 §320-L. Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination
§320-L. Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination The Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination is established pursuant to Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 2‑I to make recommendations to the department regarding administration of the fund and to report to the Legislature. In order to develop recommendations for the department, […]
7 §318. Business plan development
§318. Business plan development 1. Eligibility. An applicant must own a farm that has been producing agricultural products commercially in the State for at least 2 years at the time of application. The applicant must submit an application to the department to be eligible for participation in the program pursuant to procedures developed by the […]
7 §301. Legislative intent (REPEALED)
§301. Legislative intent (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 532, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 382, §A1 (RP).
7 §319. Investment support
§319. Investment support 1. Eligibility. A selected farm that has completed a business plan pursuant to section 318 is eligible to apply for funding to implement the plan. The applicant may apply for a reduced-interest loan from the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund under chapter 101, subchapter 1‑D and for a grant in exchange for a […]
7 §302. Community cooperative food centers (REPEALED)
§302. Community cooperative food centers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 532, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 780, §DDD21 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 382, §C3 (RP).
7 §320. Program administration
§320. Program administration 1. Duties. The department shall ensure that the following duties are performed: A. Promoting the program to farms in the State; [PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW).] B. Organizing and overseeing the panel; [PL 1999, c. 763, §1 (NEW).] C. Developing criteria to select participants for the program and […]
7 §305. Findings (REPEALED)
§305. Findings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 402, §A77 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 72, §3 (RP).
7 §320-A. Agriculture, food system and forest products infrastructure investment
§320-A. Agriculture, food system and forest products infrastructure investment 1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Food system” means all processes, infrastructure and persons involved in feeding a population, including growing, harvesting, collecting, processing, manufacturing, packaging, transporting, marketing, selling, consuming and […]